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Should Oprah Shoulder The Faults of Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz?
Dr. Drew only has himself to blame
Truth be told, iconic media mogul, Daytime Queen, actress and producer, Oprah Winfrey isn’t having a good year. And she’s not the only one for obvious reasons, but the shit was happening to her way before a global pandemic claimed our reality.
For me, it started when she cosigned the questionable documentary Leaving Neverland, by offering her stamp of approval and validating the testimonies of the accusers, who allege sexual abuse at the hands of the late legend, Michael Jackson, who’s been dead for a little over a decade.
It was wild to witness a revered industry personality with a massive platform, misguidedly utilize her star power and solid reputation as the launching pad for an event that was themed by unsubstantiated claims, that the embattled accused had spent a good portion of his life battling in the court of law.
Michael Jackson was never convicted of child sexual abuse and up until his untimely death in the late summer of 2009, that remained the indisputable fact.
It was reckless and quite frankly disturbing to witness the awesome power of a renowned trailblazer being translated into the basin of the very thing journalism students are advised against when it comes to the wrongdoing of leading with your personal biases.
The argument for the perpetrator was the fact that she was bravely honoring triggered victims of abuse, including herself, but as someone who bears the burden of my own childhood trauma, I vehemently disagree with that angle.
And then there’s the unresolved drama with Oscar-winner Mo’Nique, who has spent the last few years vocally expressing her real-life nightmare that’s encompassed by the audacity of Oprah Winfrey, and how she refuses to own up to how her own misdeeds, resulting in serious damage to the comedian’s burgeoning Hollywood career.
As expected, most observers side with the safer bet, but when you dig deeper and survey the entire landscape with added measures of recent activities, it’s hard not to give the side-eye to the one who can no longer hide from mounting inquiries.
